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Climate change is a global challenge that is becoming increasingly apparent with each passing year. With buildings contributing 40% to carbon emissions, decarbonising the sector is critical to maintaining global warming below 1.5°c.

On November 9th, Space Group hosted their second annual _shift conference at Newcastle University's Henry Daysh building, drawing hundreds of in-person and online attendees. The conference brought together industry leaders and "empowered agents of change" to discuss strategies for decarbonising the built environment and beyond. The event featured truly exceptional speakers and panellists.

2023 Speaker Interviews

2023 Presentations

2023 Panel Discussions

2023 Speakers and Panellists

_shift 2023 featured truly exceptional speakers and panellists who left a lasting impression on viewers.

Below you will find all the content from this year's event, including exclusive backstage interviews with our speakers. To easily navigate through the content, click on any of our speakers to discover their individual videos and presentations. 

2023 Speaker Interviews

Gabe Davies
Patagonia

Phanos Hadjikyriakou
2050 Materials

Jonathon Porritt, CBE
Writer & Campaigner

Eszter Gulacsy
Mott MacDonald

Joakim Eriksson
Mannaz

Catherine Sinclair
SPACE Architects

Chris Hines, MBE
A Grain of Sand

Nicky Thompson
Mannaz

Tom Bunn
Re:new

Steve Malkin
Planet Mark

Chris Smeaton

2023 Presentations and Panel Discussions

This year's _shift presentations and panel discussions offer valuable insights into responsible business and the urgent need for action on the climate crisis. These recordings feature our exceptional speakers discussing the necessity of systems-level thinking, circular economy adoption, corporate responsibility, regenerative business, data-driven solutions, and creating awareness of environmentally friendly alternatives.

Watch, listen and learn from industry experts as they explain how we can each play our role in decarbonising the built environment and positively impacting the planet.

What people had to say about _shift...

"Great company, provocative topics and a great variety of knowledge in the room. Wonderful event all round!"

Eszter Gulacsy
Technical Director at Mott MacDonald

"A very engaging climate action event on challenges in the built environment with diverse cross disciplines. Jonathan Porritt was someone I admired on TV years ago- never thought I will be in same audience asking questions."

Zaid Alwan
Associate Professor at Northumbria University

"What (another) great event. Well done. You’re nailing this stuff!"

Steve Malkin
CEO at Planet Mark

"A great collection of people from all walks engaging on the challenges we face in addressing the climate crisis. I look forward to hearing more about _Shift 2024!"

Tom Bunn
Founder of Re:new

"Fascinating and immensely inspiring day listening to amazing speakers."

Yasmeen Harrison
Associate Director at WSP

"It was incredible to see so many different sectors of the industry come together for one common goal: reducing emissions and combating climate change."

Liam Barnes
Associate Director at SPACE Architects

"Thank you to Space Group for inviting me to represent Low Carbon Materials at the _shift conference, it was a great day with fantastic and thought-provoking talks."

Scott Bush
CTO & Co-founder of Low Carbon Materials

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